warrior godfather

Chapter 350 Yi Jianlian's Change
The next morning, at the official hotel designated by the alliance.

Zhang Yu opened his eyes, closed them again, and then opened them again, repeating this several times before finally waking up from his sleep.

He lay on his back on the bed, stared blankly for a while, and waited until the headache gradually subsided, then slowly sat up and got out of bed.

After Curry won the three-point contest yesterday, Zhang Yu and the Warriors celebrated together until midnight. After everyone's earnest persuasion, he himself was in a very good mood, so he drank a lot, which made the usual few Zhang Yu, who was drinking, was very rarely drunk and didn't even know how to get back to the hotel.

He lowered his head, frowned, shook his head, and relieved the headache. He fumbled on the bedside table with his right hand, took the phone over, leaned back, and began to look through it.

"Hey, it's already nine o'clock..."

Zhang Yu muttered to himself, seeing that no one had contacted him, he opened Twitter.

In the past two years, the iteration of smart phones has become faster and faster, and the 3G network has been fully popularized. The world has finally entered the era of mobile Internet that Zhang Yu is familiar with. He finally no longer has to ask Jonathan to buy newspapers for him every day, and can directly learn about the latest news from his mobile phone. information and consultation.

Zhang Yu's homepage is full of news and tweets related to the Warriors. The current Internet algorithm is relatively simple, but these companies that are committed to capturing every second of the user's time have begun to explore how to build an information cocoon that allows users to Any piece of information he sees is his favorite, so he can immerse himself in it unconsciously.

ESPN:

"Stephen Curry won three consecutive three-point contests, comparable to 'Big Bird' Larry Bird, and a new generation of super shooters is rising!"

"USA TODAY":
"The Splash Brothers Civil War, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry successively scored the highest points in the history of the three-point contest. This three-point contest is destined to be recorded in history!"

San Francisco Chronicle:
"Glory belongs to Golden State! Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry won individual awards during the All-Star Weekend. Will the MVP go to Golden State again in the All-Star Game tomorrow? Let's wait and see..."

With the fingers sliding up and down, Zhang Yu browsed through tweets, with a faint smile on his face all the time.

The waves of the mobile Internet have swept over everything. Whether it is ESPN, a sports media giant that relies on the Internet, or old-fashioned print media such as "USA Today" and "San Francisco Chronicle", they have all sensed this mighty trend. Create an account on social media and post information in real time, lest you fall behind.

This makes it easier for fans to browse the news, but it is not without its drawbacks. The fast pace of the Internet has severely squeezed the living space for column reports. Starting from scratch on the Internet, only ESPN has vigorously developed its own in-depth columns by virtue of its first-mover advantage.

But this has no effect on Zhang Yu, and there are few people in the world who are more professional than him. He never reads in-depth reports, but only reads real-time news.

"Fox Sports":
"In the slam dunk contest that ended yesterday, Jeremy Evans won the final championship, but his slam dunk in the final only won 29% of the fans' votes..."

After reading the information about the three-point contest, Zhang Yu quit Twitter. Yesterday’s slam dunk contest was very boring. That is to say, Zhang Yu, as the head coach of the Warriors, was inconvenient to leave early. After the sub-contest ended, he left early and didn't buy into the dunk contest at all.

He clicked into the music app, found the playlist he usually listens to the most, and chose a song at random. The melodious voice came from the player of the iPhone 4S:
"The sparrow outside the window, talkative on the telegraph pole..."

This is a song Zhang Yu listens to every day.

Although he lives in the United States, he has never had a sense of belonging to this land and has no interest in American affairs. He rarely even listens to English songs. He doesn't know who the Grammy winners are, and he has never Watch football, baseball, sports that Americans are very interested in.

He only uses social media to browse information about the Warriors, and not much else.

When he first joined the Warriors, Zhang Yu was questioned by Warriors fans. He would also post several statements on social media, including making a bet with Barkley and clarifying for Larry Riley, but this is not because he likes to be with fans to interact.

Zhang Yu did this purely to attract the attention of the outside world to himself, and to create a quiet environment for the warriors entering the reconstruction period.

This is his usual practice. Zhang Yu's habit is to be the focus, attracting all doubts, ridicule and belittling, so that players can stay away from the vortex of public opinion and play with peace of mind.

But then the Warriors gradually got on the right track, and Zhang Yu didn't have to speak out frequently on social media.

But when he needs to build momentum, he will speak again at the right time.

False keyboard warriors struggle with people on the Internet, but they are still not recognized; real keyboard warriors only need one sentence to play with people's hearts.

Even when Zhang Yu was eliminated from the playoffs last season, Zhang Yu stated that the Warriors wanted to compete for the championship, not to pretend to be aggressive in front of the media. expectations.

Zhang Yu simply took the initiative to shout the slogan of the championship, which not only gave the Warriors a clear goal, but also once again attracted the firepower of the outside world to himself.

After the start of this season, few people asked Curry, Butler, and Clay about their championship. The reporters all pointed their finger at Zhang Yu. Regardless of the final result, Zhang Yu must be the first to be questioned. The Warriors Players just need to play with peace of mind, they have no pressure, only motivation.

Zhang Yu slid his finger across the screen, found another app, and clicked in.

The buffering speed of this app is a bit slow, so Zhang Yu waited patiently for a while before loading it.

He looked at the somewhat crude interface on the phone screen, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The Sina Weibo interface in 2012 was far from being as elegant as it was later, but correspondingly, it was not as uneven as it was later.

Zhang Yu clicked into his account, pondered for a while, and pressed his finger on the screen:

"Congratulations to Stephen for winning the three-point contest! Tonight, I will coach the Western Conference All-Star team, and the Western Conference must win!"

Then, he selected a few photos of the scene and sent them out together with the copywriter.

It is around ten o'clock in the evening in China, and a large number of comments quickly emerged under Zhang Yu's Weibo:

"First!"

"Catch Coach Z alive, alive!"

"Warriors Championship! Curry MVP!"

"Can Curry or Butler win the MVP tomorrow?"

"Damn it, it's the first time I've caught up with such a hot..."

Zhang Yu kept refreshing the interface, watching the comments that quickly appeared, the smile on his face became more and more intense.

Sina launched Weibo in 2009, but smartphones were not good enough at the time, and people mainly used Weibo on their computers.

In the past two years, the performance of smart phones has been getting better and better, and 3G has also been thoroughly popularized. There are more and more mobile phone users on Weibo. Half a month ago, Zhang Yu also entered Weibo.

This is not only because of Sina's kind invitation, but also because of the Warriors' need to develop fan groups in China.

Under Rick Wertz's suggestion, Zhang Yu should make good use of his advantage as a Chinese person, enter China's domestic social media, interact with fans, and add fire to the promotion of the Warriors in China.

Zhang Yu was originally a person with a desire to express himself, so he pushed the boat along and agreed.

After opening a Weibo account, Zhang Yu will post a Weibo every few days, or complain about the dense NBA schedule, or share some training clips of the Warriors, or post a few photos with the Warriors players, and talk about the game Fun before and after.

This content is something domestic fans have never been exposed to before. Chinese players such as Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian have been concentrating on playing since they were young. They don’t surf the Internet much and are not active enough on the Internet. outside appearance.

Huaxia fans showed great interest in this. The number of Zhang Yu's Weibo fans increased rapidly. In just half a month, it soared to more than 200 million. It seems that the number is not too much. Stars with tens of millions of fans are not comparable, but Zhang Yu did not buy any sailors, his fans are all real, and they are still growing rapidly.

This is not surprising. Zhang Yu can be said to be the person who understands the mobile Internet best in the world. In his Weibo posts, he often inadvertently includes the Internet terms he was used to, and these Internet terms are very important to people of this era. For Zhang Yu, it is very novel. It has attracted a large number of Weibo users who don't even watch football. The number of readings, likes, and forwarding volumes of his Weibo, compared with those stars with tens of millions of fans, is also the same. Favorably.

Zhang Yu didn't look through the comments all the time, he picked a few that were posted earlier, and replied one by one:
"The sofa is arranged for you, the front row seat!"

"By your auspicious words, let us shout out those five words—Warriors championship!"

"Don't worry, with me here, Stephen and Jimmy must be the closest to the All-Star MVP!"

After replying to three comments, Zhang Yu refreshed the interface, and suddenly found that one comment was liked by many people, quickly overtaking other comments, and came to the top position.

He took a closer look and couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that this was a comment by Yi Jianlian:
"Brother Yu, I also want to go to the All-Stars, and I also want to win the three-point contest championship."

At the end of the comment, he also attached a big smiley face.

After Zhang Yu opened his Weibo account, he also assigned a small task to Yi Jianlian, asking him to post more about the Warriors on Weibo in his spare time.

After Yi Jianlian became Yao Ming, China's No. [-] star, his popularity in China was terrifying. Especially after he gained a firm foothold in the Warriors and had a stable playing time, China fans' attention to him surged.

As Yi Jianlian played a few high-profile games with a score close to 20 from time to time, those fans who hated iron and steel and thought he could not gain a foothold in the NBA had expectations for him again.

Zhang Yu hopes to seize Yi Jianlian's time in the Warriors and try to convert his personal fans into fans of the Warriors, just like the Rockets have a large number of Chinese fans. Even if Yao Ming retires, many people support both the Warriors and the Rockets .

Yi Jianlian's strength is not as good as Yao Ming, and the bond between him and the Warriors is not as deep as the bond between the Rockets and Yao Ming. Zhang Yu can only let him take the initiative to deepen the connection with the Warriors and realize the conversion of fans.

Today, Yi Jianlian happened to be about to post on Weibo. When he saw Zhang Yu posted on Weibo, he replied.

Many fans responded immediately below:

"Ah Lian, let's not fight for that, you can't compete with Curry and Klay, they have a lot of people."

"Brother Lian, let's start first."

"Don't talk nonsense, Ah Lian has a slight smile and has already won the trust of Coach Z. He is a man who can pick 8 boards angrily!"

Zhang Yu looked at the ridicule of the fans, shook his head and laughed. At the beginning, Yi Jianlian had a bad reputation in China, which had a lot to do with Sina’s exaggerated reports. Now Yi Jianlian has gained a firm foothold in the NBA, but there are still many people who have the same sarcasm at the beginning. make fun of him.

Zhang Yu also replied:

"Ah Lian, you don't train well and play Weibo online, right?"

Soon some fans followed suit:

"Ah Lian, the boss is already angry, why are you still taking advantage of this?"

"A Lian, the hearts of capitalists are dark. Coach Z will not take you to the All-Stars to play tricks. You can go back to Guangdong. The NBA is empty, and the Guangdong team is your eternal home!"

"Guangdong fans shut up! Ah Lian finally played in the NBA, so he won't return to the CBA..."

Yi Jianlian added:

"Brother Yu, I think Drummond is very tired from playing in the rookie game. How about...let me start the game instead of him? I am definitely not afraid of difficulties, and I am willing to dedicate my strength to the team!"

Before Zhang Yu replied, many fans exclaimed:
"Fuck! Is this still the Ah Lian I know?"

"A Lian, you blinked when you were kidnapped. When did you let go?"

"I watch the news every day, and it's all about how introverted you are, and I can't tell it!"

"You must be a fake Yi Jianlian. Why would the real Yi Jianlian want to start with the coach? If you had this kind of spirit in the Bucks, I wouldn't be so angry at the beginning!"

Yi Jianlian replied:
"No way, the environment has changed. I have to adapt to the environment. The place in Milwaukee is too depressing. My teammates in the Warriors are very fond of joking and treat me very well——Brother Yu is especially good to me."

Zhang Yu smiled and pressed his fingers on the screen:

"Tomorrow we will go back to the Bay Area. You can talk to Drummond in person. If he is willing, I have no objection."

Yi Jianlian replied:
"Forget it, I can't leave Shuhao behind, I want to help him open up space, I want to cover for him!"

He added an uplifting emoji at the end.

Zhang Yu smiled:
"Don't worry, after the All-Star game is over, you will definitely have the chance to start!"

(End of this chapter)